Chapter 1673

You don't even know how to go back?

After hearing Li Ang's question, the Serpent Bearer Director immediately became a bit anxious.

"You can defeat all these true gods, yet returning to the mortal world is this simple, and you tell me you can't do it?"

"Defeating them and returning to the mortal world are two different matters, right?"

Li Ang said somewhat speechlessly:

"How long have I been with the Purification Bureau? Being able to achieve decent strength is already rare, and you really expect me to be omniscient and omnipotent…… Director? Do you know how to return?"

"I never even thought about going back……"

The red-haired director shook her head, then looked toward the captives behind Li Ang, and spoke up to propose:

"You didn't capture many true gods, did you? Among so many true gods, surely someone knows how to return from the Source God Platform to the mortal world."

That makes sense.

After hearing the red-haired director's words, Li Ang nodded slightly, then immediately activated the 【Fear】 Authority, dragging several true gods over to ask about the method of returning from the Source God Platform to the mortal world, however……

"The method to return to the mortal world…… you guys seem unable to learn it……"

"Huh?"

"No no no, I'm not lying, you really can't learn it!"

Frightened by Li Ang's "huh," the Flower and Midsummer Goddess retreated repeatedly, her face as pale as a flower petal, stammering in reply:

"Our way to go to the mortal world is 'descent'—that is, to bestow revelation upon our believers in the mortal world, then, when they chant our divine names, we descend using our Authority, but you two are not true gods, and you may not even have believers, so…… so……"

So the true gods' method isn't suitable for us either?

After exchanging a glance with the red-haired director, Li Ang couldn't help but frown and said:

"Besides descent, do you have no other somewhat ordinary method that isn't exclusive to true gods and could be used by us?"

"Well…… well, it's not that there isn't any."

After glancing furtively at Li Ang, the Flower and Midsummer Goddess hesitated before reminding:

"But this is the Source God Platform—apart from true god Authorities and your Purification Bureau's secret arts, any other devices used for positioning, as well as anomalous objects and such, cannot be activated within the Source God Platform."

"So as long as we leave the Source God Platform, those things would work?"

"Exactly, exactly, exactly."

"Then how do we leave the Source God Platform?"

"Um…… just walk with your legs."

After glancing furtively at Li Ang again, the Flower and Midsummer Goddess whispered:

"Given your speed as shown earlier, it would take about six months to pass through the boundary of the Source God Platform."

"……"

Six months…… if we really have to wait six months, William and Melantha, who are currently stuck at home doing summer homework, would practically be starting winter break by then!

After slightly closing his eyes, Li Ang recalled the escaping thrush, couldn't help but frown, and asked:

"Then how are the true gods of the Slaughter King Association doing? They seem able to come and go quickly within the Source God Platform?"

"The Black King has a traveling palace within the Source God Platform; those true gods who joined the Slaughter King Association can normally enter and exit directly using that palace, but others cannot…… or you could also make a deal with me?"

Gazing at Li Ang's not-so-good-looking face, the Flower and Midsummer Goddess blinked and said:

"I do know a method, but as payment, I hope you can let……"

"Letting you go is impossible; at most, I'll just eat you a bit later."

"Ah?!!"

"To be honest, the reason I want to capture you gods alive is precisely to save you as extra rations."

Grinning at the dumbfounded Flower and Midsummer Goddess, Li Ang blurted out nonsense:

"But if you can help me save six months of time, I can also let you live a few more days—when preparing to cook the Selected God, you can be placed last in the pot."

"?!!!"

"Alright, hurry up and say your method!"

After intimidating the Flower and Midsummer Goddess with two remarks, making her understand she had no qualification to negotiate, Li Ang narrowed his eyes slightly and reminded:

"Although you may not count as an evil god, you similarly participated in the siege against me just now; I would be justified in killing you now, so don't even think about bargaining.

And if you stubbornly refuse to let go, preparing to use this threat against me, then I wouldn't mind sending you to join that pile over there with the Slaughter King Association's true gods—understood?"

"……"

……

Deep within the Source God Platform, amidst ruins scattered with broken walls and debris.

"Pa——"

A sharp slapping sound echoed, breaking the silence in the ruins, yet received no response; amidst the ruins covered with strange ring-like patterns, there seemed to be no trace of any living creature.

Yet even without a response, that sharp slapping sound persisted abnormally obstinately, continuously ringing out, even growing louder, the force seemingly increasing as well.

After the slapping sounds continued uninterrupted for nearly five minutes, a blurry shadow over half a person tall finally swayed vaguely from the ruins and sat up, frowning as it grabbed the right hand that had been frantically fanning its own cheek.

Is this…… Joan of Arc looking for me?

After seeing the golden bull pattern appear in his palm, the blurry figure over half a person tall couldn't help but straighten his expression, then lightly stroked his right palm with his left hand, his expression slightly tense as he asked:

"Why are you so urgently looking for me? Did something happen in the Bureau?"

"Jimmy?"

Upon hearing the childish voice from the mirror, the Bull Director couldn't help but sigh slightly in relief, then asked:

"How is your current situation? Does your physical condition support you returning from the Source God Platform?"

"Let me return from the Source God Platform?"

Upon hearing this, the figure less than half a person tall was slightly startled, then hurriedly rose from the ruins, his voice astonished as he questioned:

"What exactly happened in the bureau? They actually recalled me?"

"No, no, nothing happened in the bureau."

Hearing the twin directors' inquiry laced with a hint of anxiety, the Taurus director couldn't help but utter an "uh," then hurriedly reassured:

"Don't worry, although the bureau has recently lost quite a few personnel, the situation is actually still quite good. This time I contacted you mainly to ask for a favor—can you, from the Source God Platform..."

"Who exactly were lost?"

"Um... the Archer director and the Pisces director? But it doesn't really count as a loss..."

"What?!!"

Upon hearing the Taurus director's words, the male child, only about 1.23 meters tall, couldn't help but be greatly startled; his voice, still in the midst of breaking, involuntarily shot up sharply as he questioned sharply:

"The Archer and Pisces directors died? Two directors lost at once? What did you do?"

"Actually, we didn't do much..."

Upon hearing this, the Taurus director couldn't help but feel slightly guilty as he said:

"We just fought the Death Realm, then encountered the revived Six-Faced Elephant Gazelle, and then Capricorn led people to withdraw from Heaven. I, Cancer, Archer, and Pisces were all taken down, but in the end, I and Cancer were revived again... uh... anyway, the result was still acceptable—let's not talk about this for now."

Feeling that continuing this line of questioning would lead nowhere, the Taurus director hastily changed the subject, saying:

"Jimmy, we have two people trapped in the Source God Platform in our bureau—can you go fish them out?"

"Ah?!!"

(End of Chapter)